August 2, 2009,
New Orleans—
The Coast Guard medevaced a 56-year-old man who was bitten by a shark
while fishing near Breton Island approximately 65 miles southeast of New
Orleans in Breton Sound, Saturday.

At approximately
10 a.m., Coast Guard Station Venice received a radio transmission from
the motor vessel Predator that a passenger aboard the vessel had been
bitten by a shark. Station Venice contacted Coast Guard Air Station New
Orleans who launched an MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter and crew. Once
on scene a Coast Guard rescue swimmer was lowered to the boat and
determined that the man, who is from Jackson, Miss., needed to be
medevaced.

The MH65C
helicopter arrived at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans at
approximately 11:40 a.m., where local EMS transported the man to a
hospital. His condition is unkown.